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Remake of the hit 1960s television show. In the 21st century, Jeff Tracy, a former astronaut, amasses a colossal fortune and decides that he must use it to benefit others. His answer to this desire

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Thunderbirds Are Go! Season 1 Episode 23 - Chain Of Command
    9.5/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Chain Of Command

    S1:E23

    During a joint operation between International Rescue and the Global Defence Force, a series of mishaps nearly ends in disaster. In the wake of the botched mission, Colonel Martin Janus takes over the GDF...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Thunderbirds Are Go! Season 3 Episode 26 - The Long Reach (Part 2)
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - The Long Reach (Part 2)

    S3:E26

    International Rescue attempt their most difficult mission ever while defending Tracy Island from a dangerous assault.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Thunderbirds Are Go! Season 2 Episode 6 - Up From the Depths (Part 1)
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - Up From the Depths (Part 1)

    S2:E6

    Gordon ventures deep into the Marianas trench to rescue a survey team, and ends up discovering an early International Rescue prototype vehicle once flown by Jeff Tracy. Gordon takes Thunderbird 4 down to save the crew and get a better look at the prototype. But the survey ship, designed by The Mechanic, transforms and wrecks Thunderbird 4. Gordon is forced to abandon ship and seek refuge on his dad’s TV-21 plane. To save the survey crew, Gordon powers up the plane and manages to take it up to the surface.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Thunderbirds Are Go! Season 2 Episode 8 - Lost Kingdom
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - Lost Kingdom

    S2:E8

    When seismic activity near the coast of Greece reveals the lost city of Atlantis, two scientists venture below the depths to explore the area. But when their submarine becomes stuck, International Rescue are called out to assist.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Thunderbirds Are Go! Season 2 Episode 16 - Bolt From the Blue
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - Bolt From the Blue

    S2:E16

    Lady Penelope and Parker must deal with a malfunctioning orbital power platform whilst Scott, Virgil and Gordon try to rescue the crew of a plane damaged by the platform's output.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Thunderbirds Are Go! Season 2 Episode 18 - Grandma Tourismo
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - Grandma Tourismo

    S2:E18

    Virgil and Grandma are out resupplying Thunderbird 2 when a distress call comes in. A mine is in danger of collapsing in the desert. When Virgil goes to help the workers, he gets caught in a massive sandstorm and it is up to Grandma to save the day.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Thunderbirds Are Go! Season 2 Episode 20 - The Man From TB5
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - The Man From TB5

    S2:E20

    Lady Penelope brings John as her guest to a charity event while Gordon and Alan take the watch aboard Thunderbird 5.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Thunderbirds Are Go! Season 2 Episode 23 - Long Haul
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - Long Haul

    S2:E23

    An emergency space docking goes wrong and the core of the orbiting Spacehub transit terminal goes into meltdown. A young traffic controller named Conrad is trapped inside and Alan is unable to reach him. With Thunderbird 3 being used to keep Conrad alive International Rescue's only hope is to modify Thunderbird 2 for space flight in order to transport a new cooling system to the hub.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Thunderbirds Are Go! Season 2 Episode 24 - Rigged for Disaster
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - Rigged for Disaster

    S2:E24

    Lady Penelope, Parker and Kayo arrive on the scene of a massive semi-submersible ocean oil rig to decommission the polluting relic, but supervisor Malloy has other plans.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Thunderbirds Are Go! Season 2 Episode 25 - Hyperspeed
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - Hyperspeed

    S2:E25

    When the first run of an inventor's newly-constructed hyperloop begins to malfunction, Scott must try to find a way to slow down the fast-moving ride.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Thunderbirds Are Go! Season 3 Episode 4 - Night and Day
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - Night and Day

    S3:E4

    The Gray and Houseman mining operation now includes planet Mercury - it uses a moving vehicle that stays on the 'dark side' of the planet.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Thunderbirds Are Go! Season 3 Episode 5 - Growing Pains
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - Growing Pains

    S3:E5

    The Chaos Crew interrupt the pleasant and quite life of Ned Tedford to steal the orchard growth serum inside the highly secure Global Seed Vault.

    Director:Unknown
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  13. Thunderbirds Are Go! Season 3 Episode 9 - Flame Out
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - Flame Out

    S3:E9

    When gas from a dangerous hydromethane reserve begins to leak, Virgil and Gordon team up with a retired well-capping specialist to plug the leak. Gordon soon discovers the Chaos Crew syphoning off fuel - and moves to stop them.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Thunderbirds Are Go! Season 3 Episode 11 - Endgame
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - Endgame

    S3:E11

    Kayo, with the help of a futuristic game creator that only talks like a wizard, must play through a futuristic holo-game called Cavern Quest to stop The Chaos Crew from stealing a powerful piece of technology.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Thunderbirds Are Go! Season 3 Episode 12 - SOS (1)
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - SOS (1)

    S3:E12

    IR receives a distress call from the Calypso, a space vessel returning from a long mission. Scott and Virgil get aboard the plummeting ship and locate the disoriented crew along with an old robot named Braman, who sent the original distress call.

    Director:Unknown
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  16. Thunderbirds Are Go! Season 3 Episode 14 - Signals (1)
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - Signals (1)

    S3:E14

    Through the use of archive footage, Brains informs the team of a discovery, but in order to gather more information, our heroes split into groups and search for an escape pod missing since Jeff Tracy's crash.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Rob Hoegee

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  17. Thunderbirds Are Go! Season 3 Episode 18 - Avalanche
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - Avalanche

    S3:E18

    When a popular vlogger gets trapped during an avalanche, International Rescue must find a way to carefully dig him out.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Thunderbirds Are Go! Season 3 Episode 21 - Break Out
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - Break Out

    S3:E21

    In order to build a T-drive engine for the Zero-X, Brains needs help from the Mechanic. The trouble is, the Mechanic is locked inside a space prison known as the Hex.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Thunderbirds Are Go! Season 3 Episode 24 - Firebreak
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #19 - Firebreak

    S3:E24

    Two Rescue Scouts get locked inside an antiquated crablogger vehicle in the middle of a forest fire. The Tracys respond, and assist both on land and in the sky to rescue the scouts and put out the fires.

    Director:Unknown
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  20. Thunderbirds Are Go! Season 3 Episode 25 - The Long Reach (Part 1)
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #20 - The Long Reach (Part 1)

    S3:E25

    International Rescue attempt their most difficult mission ever while defending Tracy Island from a dangerous assault.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Thunderbirds Are Go! Season 2 Episode 7 - Up From the Depths (Part 2)
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #21 - Up From the Depths (Part 2)

    S2:E7

    After the Mechanic flees the scene with the TV-21, Scott is in hot pursuit. But, when the villain steals some volatile iridium, Brains must make drastic alterations to Thunderbird 3 to save the day.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Thunderbirds Are Go! Season 2 Episode 9 - Impact
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #22 - Impact

    S2:E9

    A comet brought into the Earth's orbit takes a wrong turn. International Rescue must intervene to stop it from colliding with the planet - and the space station between them.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Thunderbirds Are Go! Season 2 Episode 10 - High Strung
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #23 - High Strung

    S2:E10

    International Rescue race to prevent Francois Lemaire's pleasure balloon from crashing into New Zealand's Southern Alps.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Thunderbirds Are Go! Season 2 Episode 11 - Weather or Not
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #24 - Weather or Not

    S2:E11

    The team travels to Langstrom Fischler's newest invention to stop a hive of malfunctioning weather drones.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Thunderbirds Are Go! Season 2 Episode 13 - Escape Proof
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #25 - Escape Proof

    S2:E13

    A mysterious tunnelling vehicle leaves a worker trapped in its wake and it is up to Gordon and Virgil to free him. Meanwhile, Parker and Penelope track down the digger and discover an old foe at the controls.

    Director:Unknown
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Best Episodes Summary

"Chain Of Command" is the best rated episode of "Thunderbirds Are Go!". It scored 9.5/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/2/2016. This episode scored 1.5 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Long Reach (Part 2)".